Sharing faith

Music allows family to experience Word

11:21 AM,
May 23, 2013

Dan First, right, and his family, from left, son Aleksander, 5, wife Brandy, daughter Jordan, 14, son Iggy, 10 and daughter Charity, 10, pose for a photo at their home in Danville, Ill. Dan is a singer, songwriter and local Christian acoustic guitarist who has a lot of heart for music. He has taught music to his wife and children, and their instruments include the keyboard, guitar and drums. Not included in the photo is 17-year-old son Nolan.

Written by

Mary Kay Sweikar
(Danville, Ill.) Commercial-News

Dan First of Danville is a singer, songwriter and Christian acoustic guitarist who has a lot of heart for music.

He began writing songs at age 19 - about a year after his conversion to Christianity - so he could share his faith with others.

Move ahead 15 years to present-day Danville. Dan and his wife, Brandy, are raising their family of five children in the same Christian spirit he brought into his life at age 19. Music and the church are at the core of this family's existence, but they are also active and live life to the fullest. ...